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Writing as Artistry: EdD Students Learning to Write as Scholarly Practitioners is a timely guidebook that supports EdD students’ scholarly writing development while honoring and amplifying their rich practitioner knowledge and wisdom. EdD students are educational leaders and working professionals transitioning from expert-practitioners to scholarly practitioners who aim to positively transform the lives of students and communities. This resource addresses the significant need for mastering scholarly writing skills required for EdD students’ successful degree completion and real-life impact.
“Lambrev and Caskey demystify scholarly writing by reframing it as an artistic, inquiry-driven practice. They invite EdD students to reject rigid academic conventions, embrace the wisdom of their professional experience, and write with purpose and authenticity. In doing so, they empower doctoral students to step confidently between academic and practice worlds—finding their voice, shaping their positionality, and growing into true Scholarly Practitioners.”
Jill Alexa Perry, PhD, Executive Director Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate and Professor of Practice University of Pittsburgh
“Writing as Artistry is a timely and compelling contribution to the scholarship of practice. Moving beyond the technical craft of writing, Writing as Artistry offers a foil to reclaim creativity, joy, and artistry as essential to scholarly writing, empowering scholarly practitioners to communicate research with clarity, purpose, and transformative impact. An invaluable resource for doctoral students and those who mentor them, this book reminds us that when artistry informs scholarship, we can meet the needs of our educators as scholarly practitioners to provide the education our students deserve.”
Matthew Militello, PhD, East Carolina University, Wells Fargo Distinguished Professor in Educational Leadership, and co-author of Leading and Learning Together: Cultivating School Change From Within
“An EdD is a transformative degree that fosters curiosity and caution as well as reflection and respect that leads to significant change in our educational settings. To reach these worthy goals, Lambrev and Caskey offer EdD students a powerful, research-based, and useful set of writing activities and strategies to bridge the gap from the rich world of practice to the complex, seemingly daunting world of academic writing.”
Dannelle D. Stevens, PhD, Portland State University, Professor Emerita and author of Write More, Publish More, Stress Less: Five Key Principles For A Creative And Sustainable Scholarly Practice
“In Writing as Artistry: EdD Students Learning to Write as Scholarly Practitioners, the authors skillfully support practitioners’ use of professional knowledge in their writing while they deftly teach the art of scholarly writing to foster the development of scholarly practitioners, highly capable practitioners who communicate effectively to convey their ideas and professional work to others. Notably, in their book they guide development of scholarly writing through their use of scaffolded activities across the spectrum of sound writing including conceptualization, capturing ideas in prewriting, connecting ideas to others’ work, revising, and so on. They also artfully discuss important components shaping scholarly writing such as finding and using ‘voice,’ using the support of mentors and peers, and feedback. Finally, their judicious use of writing prompts, templates, and reflective activities engage the user in concrete work leading to well-conceived and well-executed writing products students can actually use in their doctoral work and beyond to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.”
Ray Buss, PhD, Professor, Arizona State University
“For EdD students navigating the demands of scholarly writing, this book is a steady and reassuring companion. It honors writing as an art while stripping away the myth that good writing is mysterious. Through clear strategies and an encouraging voice, the authors invite readers into a more confident, intentional writing practice. Practical yet inspiring, this book like a skilled writing coach, patiently guiding, affirming, and equipping writers at every stage.”
Laila Y. Sanguras, PhD, Baylor University, Chair of the Professional Online Learning Unit
Foreword
Veselina S. Lambrev is Associate Professor in the Department of Language, Literacy, Ed.D., Exceptional Education, and Physical Education in the College of Education at the University of South Florida. She holds a Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Educational Foundations from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Her research explores sociocultural dimensions of education globally and the cultivation of transformative educational leaders, as well as professional-practice doctoral education, with particular attention to pedagogies that support the practice-based philosophy of the EdD and the growth of scholarly practitioners.
Micki M. Caskey, Ph.D., is professor emerita in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in College of Education at Portland State University. She holds a master’s and doctoral degree from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Her research areas include professional practice, doctoral education, academic writing, and middle grades education. She has experience as an associate dean for academic affairs, doctoral program director, writing coach, teacher educator, and middle school teacher. She is a co-series editor of The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education and The Handbook of Resources in Middle Level Education as well as the past editor of Research in Middle Level Education Online. She is also the author of several books and numerous peer-reviewed publications. She continues to share her scholarly work and ideas at regional, national, and international conferences.
